Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Final
Recap
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Alex Tuch scored twice in his first game for Washington, Alex Ovechkin opened his 22nd NHL season with an assist and the Capitals beat the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night. Tuch joined the Capitals in an offseason trade after five seasons with Buffalo. The 41-year-old Ovechkin assisted on Tuch's opening goal in Washington's three-goal first period.
Team stats
27Shots on goal33
53%Faceoff %47%
.939Save %.815
19Hits32
28Blocked shots9
3Takeaways3
17Giveaways11
14Penalty minutes18
Box score
Skaters
| Skaters | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex OvechkinLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:46 |
| Timothy LiljegrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Ilya ProtasLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 |
| Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22:29 |
| Boone JennerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:18 |
| Martin FehervaryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19:29 |
| Justin SourdifRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:00 |
| Anthony BeauvillierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 |
| Vincent DesharnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21:15 |
| Tom WilsonRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16:37 |
| Ryan LeonardRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:08 |
| Jordan KyrouRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 |
| Jakob ChychrunD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:51 |
| Alex TuchRW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 |
| PierreLuc DuboisLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12:08 |
| Dylan StromeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:11 |
| Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:36 |
| Cole HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17:08 |
| Totals | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 14 |
Goalies
| Goalies | SV | SA | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan ThompsonG | 31 | 33 | 2 | 59:53 |